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Quotes About the 2019 Competition

"Pepperdine and Malibu are the center of the classical guitar universe thanks to Professor Parkening. The next generation of musicians is wonderful."

–Manuel Del Arroz, Malibu Surfside News

"I'm absolutely blown away and impressed with the level of talent in this competition. I haven't seen a better performance anywhere."

–Edye Rugolo, Malibu Surfside News

Past Competition Slideshow

Andrea Robert, 2019 Gold Medalist

Andrea Roberto, Italy, performing in the final round of the 2019 Parkening International Guitar Competition. Roberto was awarded the Gold Medal.
2019 Competitors

(L–R) Samuel Hines, Alex Park, Beiyan Liu, Cody Noriega, Christopher Mrofchak, Miguel Checa Paz, Tengyue Zhang, Javier García Verdugo, Bokyung Byun, Riccardo Calogiuri, Andrea Roberto, Sergey Perelekhov, Alec Holcomb, Junhong Kuang Not pictured: Marko Topchii
Alec Holcomb, 2019 Silver Medalist

2019 Silver Medalist Alec Holcomb, performing in the final round of the competition.
2015 Competitors

(L-R) Fabian Cardozo, Emre Gokalp, Riccardo Calogiuri, Silviu Ciulei, Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Sanel Redzic, Meng Su, Andrea Roberto, Alec Holcomb, Vladimir Gapontsev, Samuel Hines, and Marko Topchii, 12 of the 2015 competitors
Meng Su, 2015 Gold Medalist

Meng Su, China, performing in the final round of the 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition. Meng Su was awarded the Gold Medal.
Tengyue Zhang, 2015 Bronze Medalist

2015 Bronze Medalist Tengyue Zhang, performing in the final round of the competition.

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